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We already know Dell is on the brink of launch a brand new Arm-powered variant of its in style XPS 13 laptop computer, however now a confidential doc has leaked much more particulars on Dell’s future XPS plans. VideoCardz has obtained and printed a 311-page doc from Dell that goes into element on the XPS 13 — that is due quickly — and after we can anticipate to see Qualcomm’s next-generation chips for Home windows on Arm.
Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon X Elite laptops look set to debut subsequent week, with Asus asserting it has a brand new “AI PC” able to launch on Monday — the identical day Microsoft is holding a Floor and Home windows occasion all about Home windows on Arm. Dell’s personal XPS 13 variant working the Snapdragon X Elite leaked only a few days in the past, and this new doc from VideoCardz reveals it’s going to ship in three variations which have totally different shows (FHD, QHD+, and OLED).
The leaked Arm-powered XPS 13 mannequin. Picture: Dell (by way of VideoCardz)
This newest leak confirms that Dell is planning to refresh its XPS 13 Plus from 2022, with a contact bar on the highest row of the keyboard and solely two USB-C ports for I/O. Battery life will naturally range per mannequin, however internet shopping is listed at round 13 hours on the FHD+ show, greater than 12 hours on the QHD+ model, and round 9 hours on the LG Show OLED variant. Native video playback is rated at greater than 29 hours on the FHD+ model, which if correct is a powerful enchancment on the present crop of Home windows laptops.
There’s additionally a point out on this leaked doc of a brand new “tandem OLED” panel from LG Show that might be used on this upcoming XPS 13. LG Show first launched tandem OLED panels in 2019 primarily for automotive shows, but it surely expanded to 17-inch foldable tandem OLED panels final yr. Apple simply launched a brand new iPad Professional with a tandem OLED panel, which makes use of two OLED layers to enhance brightness and the lifespan of the panel.
The XPS 13 battery life estimates for the QC (Qualcomm) fashions. Picture: Dell (by way of VideoCardz)
Dell’s future XPS plans. Picture: Dell (by way of VideoCardz)
Whereas Dell’s leaked doc is dated from August 2023, the plans are all main as much as a launch of the XPS 13 Qualcomm fashions in June — a date we have heard rumored for Microsoft’s subsequent Arm-powered Floor gadgets. Microsoft can also be rumored to be shifting to OLED on its Arm-powered Floor Professional 10 mannequin, so it is doable we’ll see tandem OLED there too.
The doc additionally hints at Qualcomm’s timing for its next-generation Snapdragon chips for laptops. Dell lists “QC Oryon V2” within the second half of 2025, with QC standing for Qualcomm and Oryon the identify of the CPU tech Qualcomm acquired from Nuvia in 2021. A V3 of those chips is listed for late 2027, suggesting there is perhaps a big hole between revisions.
A next-generation XPS 14 can also be listed for a January 2026 launch with the Oryon V2 chips or Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs, alongside an up to date XPS 13 mannequin with Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs and Qualcomm’s Oryon V2 chips. Dell can also be anticipating next-gen Nvidia GPUs in early 2025, with a refresh due in early 2026. Nvidia hasn’t but launched its rumored RTX 5000 collection, that are anticipated to be based mostly on its Blackwell structure, and Dell’s slides from 2023 may already outdated by way of Nvidia’s launch schedules.
Microsoft is holding its Floor and Home windows AI occasion on Monday Might twentieth at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, and The Verge might be overlaying all of the bulletins reside. Microsoft can also be holding its annual Construct developer convention from Might Twenty first-Twenty third, so it seems to be set to be a busy week for Home windows on Arm bulletins and every part AI.
